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CLINTON, Miss. -- State and federal Disaster Recovery Centers opened Wednesday in Woodville in Wilkinson County and Yazoo City in Yazoo County. The centers are open to help people whose homes or businesses were affected by recent river flooding, storms and tornadoes.
The new centers are located in the Wilkinson Industrial Complex at 1495 US Highway 61 South in Woodville, and in Yazoo County at the Annie Ellis Elementary School, 1318 Grand Ave., in Yazoo City.

CLINTON, Miss. -- State and federal Disaster Recovery Centers opened Monday in Cleveland in Bolivar County and in Belmont in Tishomingo County. The centers are open to help people whose homes or businesses were affected by recent river flooding, storms and tornadoes.
Also, in Monroe County operations at the Smithville center are being transferred to the Amory center at 60416 Hatley-Detroit Rd., which is located eight miles from Smithville.

CLINTON, Miss. – Two Monroe County Disaster Recovery Centers in Smithville and on Hatley-Detroit Rd. in Amory have consolidated operations at a new location in Amory. The centers are open to help people whose homes or businesses were affected by recent storms and tornadoes.
The consolidated center is located at the Government Complex Building, 1619 Highland Dr. until further notice. The hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday thru Saturday. The center is closed Sunday.

CLINTON, Miss. – Mississippians who live or work in 40 counties and became unemployed because of the floods, storms or tornadoes may qualify for disaster unemployment assistance. This program helps people who don't qualify for standard unemployment compensation programs, such as the self-employed, farmers and seasonal workers.

CLINTON, Miss. -- State and federal disaster assistance payments are bringing needed financial help to homeowners, renters and business owners who suffered damages in the severe tornadoes, storms and flooding.
Those payments, however, come with some words of advice from disaster officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Be cautious, use the funds wisely -- and only for their intended purpose.
To date, more than $5 million in federal recovery assistance has been approved for Mississippi residents.

CLINTON, Miss. -- Keep your disaster recovery on track by calling the Federal Emergency Management Agency Helpline at 800-621-FEMA.
If you are registered with FEMA and have disaster-related questions, you can call the helpline for answers and to update your information. Those not registered with FEMA can use the helpline to register.
Here's what applicants can do by phone:

CLINTON, Miss. -- State and federal Disaster Recovery Centers opened Saturday in Southhaven in DeSoto County and in Winona in Montgomery County, bringing the total number of centers to 15. The centers are open to help people whose homes or businesses were affected by recent river flooding, storms and tornadoes.
The Southhaven center is located at the DeSoto Tourists & Visitors Center, 4716 Pepper Chase Dr. The Winona center is in the Montgomery County Court House, 614 Summit Rd.

CLINTON, Miss. -- One day after the president's May 11 major disaster declaration, community relations teams fanned out across 14 western Mississippi counties to tell people about available disaster assistance programs to help them recover from the devastating spring flooding.
The counties are: Adams, Bolivar, Claiborne, Coahoma, DeSoto, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Sharkey, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson, and Yazoo counties? Three of the counties, Coahoma, DeSoto and Tunica, had already been declared disaster areas for spring storms and tornadoes.

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s major disaster declaration issued for Mississippi.
Assistance for Affected Individuals and Families Can Include as Required: